Following Galus Australis’ transition away from an online magazine to a Facebook based community group, the site was to be taken offline (on Friday 11 December).
However, as that date became closer, we received several requests …

Anthony Frosh, co-editor of Galus Australis, responds to various negative perceptions.
We recently received some feedback from a correspondent who wrote, “Within the frum community … [Galus Australis] is seen as having an anti-religious agenda, and …

By David Werdiger
The balanced scorecard is one of the better-known strategic performance management tools commonly used to monitor large corporations or organizations. It recognizes that profit is not the only way to measure success, and …

By Harold Zwier
A group of us have a shiur every Wednesday evening with Rabbi Meir Rabi. Recently we had a discussion about ethical behaviour and Halacha associated with food preparation. The topic generated an energetic …

By Yoram Symons
So why was this night different from all the others? One simple word. Violence.
Which in so many respects, isn’t anything new at all. The Jewish people have long suffered the assaults of violence. …

By David Werdiger
Rabbi YD Groner OBM was often described as “larger than life”. He was an imposing character: large in size, strong in voice, autocratic in nature. From his arrival in Melbourne in the 1950s, he …

By Nicole Phillips
As a united Jewish community, we must no longer accept the unacceptable. We have been complacent and have had the fallacious assumption that we cannot expect change in Orthodox thinking. It has been …

By Leonie Ben-Simon
Out. How does one feel to be left out? Not invited. Not wanted. Disenfranchised.
In Galus Australis that is precisely what we have managed to achieve. We now have nothing but the best schooling …

The following is a summation of Philip Mendes‘ comments delivered at yesterday’s Finkler Panel at Limmud Oz.
The great strength of the Finkler Question is that its depiction of what are called “ashamed Jews” so closely …

By Anthony Frosh
The Community Security Group (CSG) performs an important function for the Jewish community. In the current state of global affairs, the role of the CSG has become more vital than ever. The vast …

Here’s what you need to read about before Shabbes….
1) Osher on moustaches
2) Timmy being awesome at Jewish Care
3) Women destroying the (rabbinic) joint
4) Yaron on paranoia
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1) From the inimitable Osher Gutnick:
‘I dropped in on mum on the …

By Alex Fein:
Hi all.
I’m back, taking over from Bracha, for another tour of duty as editor at this Melbourne Jewish institution.
Over the years, Galus has provided its readers with news, debate, and stories about Jewish …